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VOL. XIV
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PREEPORT, N. Y., PRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1908
FREEPORT NEWS
Single oopiea of the Review for sale aa Qobotz'8, DaSilva's aud Review Building. tf
A regular meeting of the Village Board of Trustees' will be held this evening.
Over 600 people wi^-nessed the foot¬ ball game at Athletic Park Thanks¬ giving Day. The gate receipts were 1110.
Announcement ia made of the mar¬ riage of Mias Mabel Johnson of Bay View Ave. to Webster Story of Ocean Side, last Wednesday evening. !
The concert of the Freeport Choral | Society is announced for Tuesday even- j ing, Dec. 22, when Handel's oratorio I "The Messiah" will be rendered. ;
A. B. Wallace and Jesse F. Bedell ; have been to Washington making ar j rangements for Bug House Hose Com-1 pany to attend inaugural exercise.^ next March.
Robert J. Murray has returned from ! his sojourn in New Mexico and Call- ' fornia.
Mrs. Jean M. Stiles dancing class | will hold a barn dance this evening at i Fraternity Hall.
School Taxes must be paid this week i Xo Vote on School Site
to avoid the extra percentage for col-1 ^ext Tuesday, Dec. 8, at the school
lection. _ house at 8 p. m., the proposition to
Walter C. Rhodes is back at his du- i buy another school site will be voted
ties in the Freeport Bank after a siege upon.
of rheumatism.
¦ Thomas Johnston announces that he Village Taxes, due laat July, are now j now has his supply of 1909 Farmer's
Almanacs for distribution.
payable at the office of John E. Gold¬ ing, village treasurer. This is for those who are in arrears.
Excelsior Hook and Ladder Com-! pany, No. 1, has arranged to hold its I annual dinner on Wednesday evening, | Jan. 6.
How about shopping by telephone? See what N. Y. and N. J. Telephone Co. says about it in their adv. in this issue.
Elmer Raynor has returned from Monticello, where he went for his health, and will move to Toronto, Can¬ ada.
In the Methodist EpiEcopal Church Sunday evening the pastor, Dr. W. A. Kichard, will take for his topic, "My , "Obstacles" will be the morning partner and I," This address will ! theme of Rev. Charles Herbert Scholey doubtless be interesting to all, but es- ! at the First Presb/terian Church. In
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ashdown an- • nounce the engagement of their daugh-1 ter, Beatrice, to Eugene R. Bassett of, Bay Shore, a former Freeporter, the | wedding to take place soon.
pecially to young people.
The annual election of officers of the Freeport Business Men's Association was held Wednesday evening, when the following officers were elected: President, James Jenkins; vice presi¬ dent, George S.Yaeger: treasurer, Jas. S. Lewis; Secretary, VVm. McFarlane; financial Secretary, J. D. Kiefer.
Last Sunday evening the choir of
the evening his subject will be "Short weight." •
There is no question but that the present school facilities are fast be¬ coming inadequate and the Board of Education has deemed it advisable to purchase a site at the corner of Long Beach AVe. and Archer Sc. for which this meeting has been called.
A. S. .lobnson started Weduesdiiy on the S. ,S. Adriatic for .'sweden.
Mi'-s Flori'tice Miller entertained a uumber fit her tri-nds Frid.iy eveniug at ber home on Ocan A\e. Music, gam-s and dTiiiciug were indulged m and refre.slimeiits served.
ROCKVILLE CENTRE
A meeting of the Village Board of Trustees will be held Friday evening.
"The Rockville Centre Herald" is soon to make its appearance in this vil¬ lage.
Stanley Davison is having two neat cottages erected upon his property on Pine Streec.
The tirst annual fair of Reliance Hose Company, No. u, will he held at their hose house on December 9 and 10.
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ROOSEVELT
Mr. and Mrs. John Collins of this place announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Grace, to Morris Denton.
The engagement of Walter Decker of this place and Miss Beatrice Ketch¬ am of Hempstead has been announced. The wedding will take place at the home of the bride's parents at Hemps¬ tead on the evening of the bride's eighteenth birthday in January. Af¬ ter a short wedding tour the couple will reside in Hempstead.
LYNBROOK
Tin-, entertainment "The Old Miiid's Convent.ou" given in i Iperii H;dl Thnr-day eveuiuK bv the Lailie.s' Guild In the Epiacbpai Church Sunday eve- of the Eiiscopal Church-was a ^ro« f
Under the auspices of the Ladies' Circle a New England supper will be served in the First Baptist Church Thursday evening.
School taxes are now due and on I ble to Edward T. Talfor.
paya-
ning Freeport Council, No. 57, Jr. 0. U. A. M. listened to an interesting discourse by the rector. Rev. Pelham St. G. Bissell.
Progressive Council, No. t)6. Daugh¬ ters of Liberty, attended service at the M. E. Church Sunday evenirg, when
.-iiicet's.s. Tile hall WU8 crowded and enjoyable i vening was f urui.sUed.
WANTAGH
Mr, and Mrs. George James are en¬ tertaining a young daughter since Tues-
A meeting of the Allied Moard^i Trade and Civic Clubs of the T :mm mdtfai^ vti^ai Im Uaada* tkii
have about 25x40 feet, with'four dressing rooms &ad two checking rooms. Tbe building will have eight exits^ the' doors to work automaucally. The building will be heated by steam and ! will have an electrical equipment.
The stage will be fitted witb scenery. Mr^ Sigmond will manage the pla^-e and will pjesent a first-class entertain- i has been arranged. v meat twice or three times a week, the j Many former pupils now studying at t>a«st being w«tl-known circuits. j college or preparatory schools came i I home for Thanksgiving, afnong th?m
iTOKODied in 80 miualea by Wool- being Harold Wilaon. Ralph Crandell.
Mr. Rennie will preach, taking for his topic, "Facing Life;" next Tuesday evening, Mr .Scholey will preach; top¬ ic "Placing the Preaent." Wednesday evening, Mr. Scholey; topic "Fracing the Future." Thursday evenirg, Mr. Rennie, topic, "Washing-Cleansed." Mr. Rennie will preach Friday even¬ ing, when the series will close; topic.
EAST ROCKAWAY
There was a large attendance at the exercises last Friday niglit in honor of the formal cpenirg of the Baiseley Free Library in the new library build¬ ing, which was built through the gen¬ erosity of .Mr I. Russell Sage. Charles L. Pliipp* prfj8i(ied, and in his opening address gave a short history of the li¬ brary dating from iis organization up to its present condition. Addresses were delivered Ly Dr. Frank T.
SEAFORD _
A number of the friends of Miss Ada Bedell called on her without invitation Saturday evening but were made wel¬ come, and all report a good time.
Clinton James had a bad fall on Sat¬ urday last at his home, falling from the top to the bottom of the stairs. He was quite badly cut and bruised from the fall.
A meeting of the Thursday euchre club was held at Mrs. John Southard's Thursday afternoon. Next week the card players call on Mrs. Lyman Taft at Freeport.
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A meeting of the Pinochle Club was held at the residence of Mrs. Ansel Raynor last Saturday evening, when a jolly good time was enjoyed by all pres¬ ent. Handsome prizes were award¬ ed and refreahments served.
The Willing Workers of the Y. M 1. C, assisted by many of the resi¬ dents, will hold a ball and entertain¬ ment in the Y. M. I. C. Hall Wednes¬ day evening, December 16, for the benefit of Milton Updike, whose home and business were wiped out by fire a few weeks ago.
ternoon.
Delegates from Rockville Centre, Hempstead and Glen Cove met here
last week to form an Oratorical; ..¦Looi.jpg.Saved." ' ^ Lanp, President of ihe Board of Edu-
L.!ague. j Sunday evening, next, Mr. Rennie''cation of Rockville Centre; Mr. Nutt,
Football enthusiasts have transferred ; will continue the series cf his sermons principal of the East Rocka\iray their attention to basket ball and a of the past four weeks in considering ; School, and Mr. Wynkoop of Albany, schedule of fifteen gan\es, the first one the "Curse after the Fall" or the N. Y., who is connected with the State
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Library. These addresses were in¬ terspersed by ^oiin selections by Mra. Finlayson, and vocal selections by Miss Richards.
Following the exerciees, the Ldies in chargle served refrenhments, after which thoae present enjoyed looking over the ni)w bailding.
The two-days fair of tlie Ljidies' Aid Society of the M. E. Church con¬ cluded last night in the V. M. I. C. Hall, completing ono cf the biggest 8UcceB'?e8 in their history. The affair , waa in the nature of a Christmas sale, P« I for the benefit of the church. Among the features of the fair was tag night. The lnjoths and the chairlady uf eaeh: tiupper, Mrs. Smith VanNostrand; burnt wood and fancy t£it)le, Mrs. Or¬ lando D. Baylis; candy, Mrs. Samuel E. Taft; cake, Mrs. Mary E. Raynor; aprona and towels. Mrs. M. Vooris; ice cream, Ansel Raynor; dolls, Mrs. Charles E. Mills. The ladies worked hard for the auccess of this affair, as¬ sisted by many of the residents, and were well deaerving of the mKcenathaj attained.
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